Ancient Animations
Brings back classic Minecraft 1.7 combat animations to modern versions.
Features
- 1.7 sword blocking: right-click with any sword to block
- 1.7 swing animation: recreation of the old sword swing arc
- Eating & drinking animations: punching while consuming food or potions
- Bow draw animation: punching while bow is drawn
- Fully configurable: swing and item transform configuration via in-game GUI
Installation
- Install Fabric Loader
- Install Fabric API
- Drop the mod
.jarinto yourmodsfolder
Configuration
Open the config screen via:
- Options → Ancient Animations...
- Keybind: Right Shift (rebindable in Controls)
- Command:
/aaor/ancientanimations
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.11
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as ancientanimations-1.0.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 27 KB
- Download link checked 7 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.